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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  3775 reviews
Sales Rank: 1
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 768
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.5
ISBN: 031606792X
EAN: 9780316067928
ASIN: 031606792X
Publication Date: August 2, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
Great love stories thrive on sacrifice. Throughout The Twilight Saga (Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse), Stephenie Meyer has emulated great love stories--Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights--with the fated, yet perpetually doomed love of Bella (the human girl) and Edward (the vampire who feeds on animals instead of humans). In Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final installment in the series, Bella’s story plays out in some unexpected ways. The ongoing conflicts that made this series so compelling--a human girl in love with a vampire, a werewolf in love with a human girl, the generations-long feud between werewolves and vampires--resolve pretty quickly, apparently so that Meyer could focus on Bella’s latest opportunity for self-sacrifice: giving her life for someone she loves even more than Edward. How close she comes to actually making that sacrifice is questionable, which is a big shift from the earlier books. Even though you knew Bella would make it through somehow, the threats to her life, and to her relationship with Edward, had previously always felt real. It’s as if Meyer was afraid of hurting her characters too much, which is unfortunate, because the pain Bella suffered at losing Edward in New Moon, and the pain Jacob suffered at losing Bella again and again, are the fire and the heart that drive the whole series. Diehard fans will stick with Bella, Edward, and Jacob for as many twists and turns as possible, but after most of the characters get what they want with little sacrifice, some readers may have a harder time caring what happens next. (Ages 12 and up) --Heidi Broadhead
Product Description
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved? To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever? The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.
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 A Fantastic Read January 6, 2009
Fans of the Twilight Series will love this final installment of the addictive saga. Breaking Dawn differs from the first three books in that it is split into three sections, introducing Jacob as a narrator for the middle section and consequently creating a refreshing change of pace. Bella familiarly narrates the opening section, and of course, provides the voice for the remainder of the saga.
Although wonderfully well-written, many readers will find Breaking Dawn to be a bittersweet read. While bringing the Twilight progression full-circle, it is also the inevitable end of a series that readers cannot help but immerse themselves in wholeheartedly. The words "The End" printed on the last page are ridiculously disappointing, despite being preceded by a traditional "happily ever after" style finish. So while this book is highly recommended, keep in mind that most will feel an overwhelming emptiness upon completion that can only be satisfied with more, more, and more of Bella & Edward's story.
An afterthought: Stephenie Meyer, if vampires live forever, surely you can create more stories about their lives! You've got all eternity to choose from! Please?!
Awesome!!!! January 6, 2009
Yes, I'm a Mom. Yes, I love Edward Cullen. Ok, I loved all the books, but Eclipse and Breaking Dawn were the best. I was so disappointed to know that the story was over. It's heartbreaking. This is another AWESOME book by Stephanie Myers that ties up the last three with perfect clarity and unexpected twists and turns throughout. There were several "OH MY GOD!" moments that had my friends and I calling each other before we could read another page. You will not regret this book, but don't pick it up until you have read the other three and make sure you have all four in hand when you start them cause you won't want to put them down. Not my usual read, but simply phenominal. I paid $17 in shipping to get this book to me as soon as possible after I finished the other three. My friends and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Midnight Sun (Twilight from Edward's perspective). Don't pass up your own personal obession!
Breaking dawn January 6, 2009
I love this book it is a great end to the series. Even though I didn't want it to end!
Great!! January 6, 2009
The book was in great shape. It was delivered before I could believe it.
Whoever doesn't like this book is crazy January 6, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got into the Twilight series this Christmas. After I starting reading the first book, I was absolutely addicted. I couldn't get enough of it. I ended up finishing all four books in four days. Out of the Twilight series the first and last books are my favorite. This book ended exactly how it should have. Yeah it gets a little slow in the middle but the ending makes up for it. I can't believe that anyone didn't like this book. It has a happying end so what more can you ask for. I have already read it twice and still can't get enough of it. This is the best book and series ever.
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